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determinant

determinant of health

(dē-tĕrm′ĭ-nănt) Any of the factors affecting the health status of both individuals and larger groups. According to the World Health Organization, they are the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age. These factors are determined by the distribution of money, resources, and power at local, national, and global levels and include public policy, living and working conditions, distribution of income, and quality and distribution of health services, but exclude factors such as individual behavior and genetics.

detox

detoxicant

detoxification

(dē-tŏk″sĭ-fĭ-kā′shŭn) [″ + ″ + L. facere, to make] 1. Reduction of the toxic properties of a poisonous substance. SEE: biotransformation.2. The process of removing the physiological effects of a drug or substance from an affected individual.